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The Big Mean Folder Machine brings structure to your file collections.

The Big Mean Folder Machine is an essential tool for everyone working with large file collections, including digital photographers, content creation, post-production or other creative professionals, system administrators, etc.

Merge files from several folders into a single folder - Unify your entire file collection into a single folder which contains all the files from various locations without worrying about file name conflicts and other complications you'd rather not know about anyway.

Split files into several folders:

based on a range of criteria: "100 files per folder", "1GB per folder", "one folder per first letter in the file name", ...
on multiple levels: first by year, then by month, finally by file type, ...
from several source folders or folder hierarchies at once

Version 2.0b3 fixes minor problems.

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LMP Please explain how this utility is different/better than Finder's smart folders.
(Version 1.2)

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Jan 28 2008

ROY VAN DER WONING Please explain how it is the same.

Imagine having to move all files in a certain folder into subfolders based on the first (few) letter(s) of the names of those files. For this, one would need to manually create countless smart folders to group the files, manually create all target folders and manually move the grouped files into those folders.

Compare this to a few clicks in TBMFM.
(Version 1.3.1)

Mar 26 2009

BMEEKS24 I am downloading now - but I hope this is what I am looking for. I am trying to merge all of my iTunes folders from three windows machines and my MacBook. There are many files that are duplicated and I want one comprehensive backup on a single external drive. I hope this does the trick.

If so - then it will also be great for merging the images from the same set of computers. I have digital pictures from 1998 to present and (depending on who in the house downloaded them to the PC) the naming convention is all but standard.

Again - I hope this is the holy grail I am looking for!!!! But that is why it is different (in theory) from Finder.
(Version 1.6.7)

AJOE I could really use this tool, but both times I've tried to merge folders the application has quit unexpectedly during the preview process. (10.5)
(Version 1.1)

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Dec 2 2007

FRANK REIFF Hi,

The issue with 1.1 on Leopard has been resolved in 1.2.

If you experience any problems with any of my software titles, please email me directly so that I can help you.

Best regards,

Frank
(Version 1.2)

ROY VAN DER WONING Well executed and a good start for further development.

For that, I'd like to see more (advanced) splitting criteria though (regular expressions, or at least wild cards for filenames, as well as other file attributes such as size). Also, an option to control the name of the created directories instead of them being generated from the split criteria. This can be done in the preview step which could offer an option to edit the suggested directory names, or beforehand in the hierarchy scheme form using placeholders. The latter would also open a door to creating droplets so one can drop one or more folders onto a desktop icon and have BMFM perform an (unattended) split/merge operation. Finally, it should be possible to do a file move instead of a copy.
(Version 1.0b2)

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Oct 19 2007

SCHWERD strongly agree with these observations....

the strongest of which is the MOVE option, possibly in addition to COPY....

for me, the whole point of file consolidation is to eliminate duplicates and redundancies...and therefore, MOVE is the way to go....I believe that this should be the first update to BMFM and as soon as possible.
(Version 1.0)